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Model Dialogues<\/h2>\r\n
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Model Dialogues<\/h2>\n
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In these model dialogues, learners practise three frequent communication tasks: confirming existence and availability with cha\/chaina\/chan\/chainan<\/em>, expressing possession with sa\u1e45ga\/sita<\/em>, and asking \u201chow many?\u201d with kati<\/em> + classifier (especially kati wa\u1e6d\u0101<\/em> for objects and kati jan\u0101<\/em> for people). Learners should also notice verb agreement: cha\/chaina<\/em> with singular or mass nouns, and chan\/chainan<\/em> with plural nouns.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In the Classroom<\/h2>\n

Anil and Maya arrive early and quickly check who is present and what is available in the classroom before the lesson begins.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Speaker<\/th>\nNepali<\/th>\nTransliteration<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Anil<\/td>\n\u0906\u091c \u0915\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093e\u092e\u093e \u0915\u0924\u093f \u091c\u0928\u093e \u0935\u093f\u0926\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0925\u0940 \u091b\u0928\u094d?<\/td>\n\u0101ja kak\u1e63\u0101m\u0101 kati jan\u0101 widy\u0101rth\u012b chan?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maya<\/td>\n\u0906\u091c \u091c\u092e\u094d\u092e\u093e \u0906\u0920 \u091c\u0928\u093e \u091b\u0928\u094d\u0964<\/td>\n\u0101ja jamm\u0101 \u0101\u1e6dh jan\u0101 chan.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Anil<\/td>\n\u0915\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093e\u092e\u093e \u0915\u0924\u093f \u091c\u0928\u093e \u0915\u0947\u091f\u093e\u0939\u0930\u0942 \u091b\u0928\u094d?<\/td>\nkak\u1e63\u0101m\u0101 kati jan\u0101 ke\u1e6d\u0101har\u016b chan?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maya<\/td>\n\u0915\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093e\u092e\u093e \u092a\u093e\u0901\u091a \u091c\u0928\u093e \u0915\u0947\u091f\u093e\u0939\u0930\u0942 \u091b\u0928\u094d\u0964<\/td>\nkak\u1e63\u0101m\u0101 p\u0101\u0303c jan\u0101 ke\u1e6d\u0101har\u016b chan.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Anil<\/td>\n\u0905\u0928\u093f \u0915\u0924\u093f \u091c\u0928\u093e \u0915\u0947\u091f\u0940\u0939\u0930\u0942 \u091b\u0928\u094d?<\/td>\nani kati jan\u0101 ke\u1e6d\u012bhar\u016b chan?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maya<\/td>\n\u0915\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093e\u092e\u093e \u0924\u0940\u0928 \u091c\u0928\u093e \u0915\u0947\u091f\u0940\u0939\u0930\u0942 \u091b\u0928\u094d\u0964<\/td>\nkak\u1e63\u0101m\u0101 t\u012bn jan\u0101 ke\u1e6d\u012bhar\u016b chan.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Anil<\/td>\n\u0915\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093e\u092e\u093e \u0915\u0924\u093f \u0935\u091f\u093e \u091d\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0932 \u091b\u0928\u094d?<\/td>\nkak\u1e63\u0101m\u0101 kati wa\u1e6d\u0101 jhy\u0101l chan?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maya<\/td>\n\u0915\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093e\u092e\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0930 \u0935\u091f\u093e \u091d\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0932 \u091b\u0928\u094d\u0964<\/td>\nkak\u1e63\u0101m\u0101 c\u0101r wa\u1e6d\u0101 jhy\u0101l chan.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Anil<\/td>\n\u0915\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093e\u092e\u093e \u0915\u0924\u093f \u0935\u091f\u093e \u0915\u0941\u0930\u094d\u0938\u0940 \u091b\u0928\u094d?<\/td>\nkak\u1e63\u0101m\u0101 kati wa\u1e6d\u0101 kurs\u012b chan?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maya<\/td>\n\u0915\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093e\u092e\u093e \u0926\u0936 \u0935\u091f\u093e \u0915\u0941\u0930\u094d\u0938\u0940 \u091b\u0928\u094d\u0964<\/td>\nkak\u1e63\u0101m\u0101 da\u015b wa\u1e6d\u0101 kurs\u012b chan.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Anil<\/td>\n\u0915\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093e\u092e\u093e \u092e\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0915\u0930\u0939\u0930\u0942 \u091b\u0928\u094d?<\/td>\nkak\u1e63\u0101m\u0101 m\u0101rkarhar\u016b chan?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maya<\/td>\n\u091b\u0928\u094d\u0964 \u092e\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0915\u0930\u0939\u0930\u0942 \u092c\u094b\u0930\u094d\u0921 \u0928\u091c\u093f\u0915 \u091b\u0928\u094d\u0964<\/td>\nchan. m\u0101rkarhar\u016b bor\u1e0d najik chan.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Anil<\/td>\n\u092f\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u094b\u091c\u0947\u0915\u094d\u091f\u0930 \u091b?<\/td>\nyah\u0101\u0303 projeka\u1e6dar cha?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maya<\/td>\n\u091b\u0964 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u094b\u091c\u0947\u0915\u094d\u091f\u0930 \u0905\u0917\u093e\u0921\u093f \u091b\u0964<\/td>\ncha. projeka\u1e6dar ag\u0101\u1e0di cha.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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